TIEZA: MASTER PLAN FOR TOURISM AND CLUP

DESTINATION: CUATRO ISLAS, INOPACAN AND HINDANG, LEYTE

Location Map: Cuatro Islas, Inopacan and Hindang, Leyte

Cuatro Islas Arrivals, as of Year-End 2018

Nationality Male Female Number

Americans 45 40 85
Germans 18 14 32
Canadians 12 10 22
Japanese 10 6 16
Korean 16 14 30
Chinses 15 14 29
French 13 10 23
Norwegians 2 4 6
Other Europeans 8 8 16
Australians 15 12 27
Indonesians 6 6 12
Vietnamese 3 4 7
Thais 1 1 2
Sub-Total, Foreigners 164 143 307
Filipinos 55,946
Total Visitors 56,253
 CUATRO ISLAS: DIGYO ISLAND, INOPACAN, LEYTE

Region Region 8/Eastern Visayas

Province Leyte
Municipality Inopacan
Tourist Destination Cuatro Islas
Other Tourist Destina- “House of Snake”
tions in the Municipali- Wildlife such as tarsiers and deer
ty
 Digyo Island Location/Coordinates Brgy Apid, Inopacan
Camotes Sea
10°32'36.20"N
124°39'41.05"E
Land Area 4.5 hectares
Access By hired boats from Inopacan
Landing Facilities Shoreline
Island Population 10 families, roughly 500 individuals
Water Supply Fetched water from Inopacan. Buying price
of Php 20.00 per 20-li container. Maybe sold
to tourists for washing at Php 40.00 per 20-li
container
Sanitation 9 out of 10 households have no toilets but
use the 2 units LGU-constructed common
facilities one of which is shared with the
tourists
Power Supply Solar panels for lighting
Individual families have small generators
Road Network in the Is-
land
Road Network in the Mu-
nicipality
Current Basic Tourist Facil-
ities in the Island
Planned Facilities by LGU
for the Island
Other Notes
Contact/Resource Person
Narrow footpaths. No roads as there are no
vehicles
Good conditions. Concrete roads from vari-
ous points of the Province
Huts, Cooking, Small stores, Changing area,
Common toilets
Clarification of overlapping monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms by LGU, PENRO
DENR etc
Island was visited twice by a cruise ship car-
rying international tourists in 2018
Alfredo Galo, Jr
Inopacan MENRO
Alice Diaz
PASU DENR
 CUATRO ISLAS: MAHABA ISLAND, INOPACAN, LEYTE

Region Region 8/Eastern Visayas

Province Leyte
Municipality Inopacan
Tourist Destination Cuatro Islas
Other Tourist Destina- “House of Snake”
tions in the Municipality Wildlife such as tarsiers and deer
 Mahaba Island Location/Coordinates Brgy Apid, Inopacan
Camotes Sea
10°31'2.26"N
124°40'24.23"E
Land Area 20.8 hectares
Access By hired boats from Inopacan
Landing Facilities Shoreline
Island Population No data
Water Supply Fetched water from Inopacan. Buying price of
Php 20.00 per 20-li container. Maybe sold to
tourists for washing at Php 40.00 per 20-li
container
Sanitation No data
Power Supply Solar panels for lighting
Road Network in the Island No data
Road Network in the Mu-
nicipality
Current Basic Tourist Facili-
ties in the Island
Planned Facilities by LGU
for the Island
Other Notes
Contact/Resource Person
Good conditions. Concrete roads from vari-
ous points of the Province
No data
Clarification of overlapping monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms by LGU, PENRO DENR
etc
Island was visited twice by a cruise ship carry-
ing international tourists in 2018
Alfredo Galo, Jr
Inopacan MENRO
Alice Diaz
PASU DENR
 CUATRO ISLAS: APID ISLAND, INOPACAN, LEYTE

Region Region 8/Eastern Visayas

Province Leyte
Municipality Inopacan
Tourist Destination Cuatro Islas
Other Tourist Destina- “House of Snake”
tions in the Municipali- Wildlife such as tarsiers and deer
ty
 Apid Island Location/Coordinates Brgy Apid, Inopacan
Camotes Sea
10°32'6.85"N
124°38'30.49"E
Land Area 36.6 hectares
Access By hired boats from Inopacan
Landing Facilities Shoreline
Island Population 500 families
Water Supply Similar to Mahaba Island
Sanitation Similar to Mahaba Island
Power Supply Similar to Mahaba Island
Road Network in the Is- Similar to Mahaba Island
land
Road Network in the Mu- Good conditions. Concrete roads from vari-
nicipality ous points of the Province

Current Basic Tourist Facil- Similar to Mahaba Island

ities in the Island
Planned Facilities by LGU
for the Island
Other Notes
Contact/Resource Person
Clarification of overlapping monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms by LGU, PENRO
DENR etc
Island was visited twice by a cruise ship car-
rying international tourists in 2018
Alfredo Galo, Jr
Inopacan MENRO
Alice Diaz
PASU DENR
 CUATRO ISLAS: HIMOKILAN ISLAND, HINDANG, LEYTE

Region Region 8/Eastern Visayas

Province Leyte
Municipality Hindang
Tourist Destination Cuatro Islas
Other Tourist Destina- Caving, Zipline, Nature Park
tions in the Municipali-
ty
 Himokilan Island Location/Coordinates Brgy. Himokilan, Hindang
10°29'26.65"N
124°40'42.38"E
Land Area 48 hectares
Access By hired boats from Inopacan
Landing Facilities Shoreline

Island Population 850 families, 135 Households

Water Supply Fetched water from Inopacan. Buying price


Sanitation
Power Supply
Road Network in the Is-
land
Road Network in the Mu-
nicipality
Current Basic Tourist Facil-
ities in the Island
Planned Facilities by LGU
for the Island
Other Notes
Contact/Resource Person
of Php 20.00 per 20-li container. Maybe sold
to tourists for washing at Php 40.00 per 20-li
container
9 out of 10 households have no toilets but
use the 2 units LGU-constructed common
facilities one of which is shared with the
tourists
Solar panels for lighting
Individual families have small generators
Narrow footpaths. No roads as there are no
vehicles
Good conditions. Concrete roads from vari-
ous points of the Province
Huts, Cooking, Small stores, Changing area,
Common toilets
Floating (pontoon) pier, 26 meters long
Floating huts
Buoys for demarcating low tide level for
snorkelers
Clarification of overlapping monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms by LGU, PENRO
DENR etc
Island was visited twice by a cruise ship car-
rying international tourists in 2018
Marius G. Miraflor Jr.
OIC Tourism Officer
Alice Diaz
PASU DENR